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This Sunday, November 8, 2026 | Proper 27A | Service of the Word
The prophet Amos speaks to people who are eager for the day of the Lord and tells them God has no use for their festivals and songs until justice rolls down like water. Paul writes to the Thessalonians about grief and the hope we have in Christ. In the Gospel, ten young women wait for a bridegroom who is running late, and Jesus ends the story with a plain instruction to keep awake. Our Hymn of the Day is “My Lord, What a Morning” (ELW 438). Leanne Nelson also shares a stewardship reflection, “Building a Culture of Generosity.”
Readings: Amos 5:18-24, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Matthew 25:1-13
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Liturgical texts, scripture readings, and music reprinted from Sundays and Seasons, copyright © Augsburg Fortress. Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition. Music and texts used by permission; license # SAS002147. OneLicense #A-721235 with podcasting/streaming. All rights reserved. CCLI Church Copyright License® 22713895 Size B and CCLI Streaming License™ 22713905 Size B. All rights reserved.
Service music:
“Praise and Thanksgiving”: Contributors Albert F. Bayly; ©2006 Augsburg Fortress, Text ©Oxford University. Reprinted with permission under OneLicense #A-721235.
“My Lord, What a Morning”: African American Spiritual. Reprinted with permission under OneLicense #A-721235.
“Blessed Assurance”: ASSURANCE, Phoebe Knapp, Fanny Crosby. Reprinted with permission under OneLicense #A-721235.
“Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil”: Text © 1989 Hope Publishing Company; Contributor: Carl P. Daw. Reprinted with permission under OneLicense #A-721235.
Prelude: “Un poco Adagio” / Justin Heinrich Knecht, arr. Karl-Peter Chilla; © Strube Verlag, München
Offertory: “Wondrous Love” / Southern American Folk Hymn; © 2010 by Hal Leonard Corporation
Postlude: “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” / L. v. Beethoven, adapted by Edward Hodges; © 2009 by Hal Leonard Corporation
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